Craig Young (cricketer)

Craig Young
Personal information
Full name Craig Alexander Young
Born (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990
Derry, Northern Ireland
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Role Bowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 46) 8 September 2014 v Scotland
Last ODI 21 May 2017 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no. 44
T20I debut (cap 34) 18 June 2015 v Scotland
Last T20I 12 June 2018 v Netherlands
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2013 Sussex
2013–present North West Warriors
2016 → Hampshire (on loan)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 13 16 13 22
Runs scored 20 4 87 55
Batting average 5.00 4.00 9.66 6.11
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 11* 2* 23 26
Balls bowled 657 258 2,273 1,043
Wickets 27 10 56 41
Bowling average 20.85 36.20 23.32 21.39
5 wickets in innings 1 0 2 1
10 wickets in match n/a n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 5/46 2/15 5/37 5/46
Catches/stumpings 2/– 3/– 1/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 August 2018

Craig Alexander Young (born 4 April 1990) is an Irish cricketer. Young is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. On 26 May 2013, Young made his first-class debut for Ireland against Scotland. He made his One Day International debut against Scotland in September 2014, taking 5 wickets for 45 runs. He made his Twenty20 International debut against Scotland on 18 June 2015.[1]

Early life

Young was born in Derry on 4 April 1990.[2] He played for Bready Cricket Club in the North West Senior League as a medium pace bowler. After playing for the Ireland national under-19 cricket team at the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup where he took nine wickets, Young was given a one-year contract by Sussex for 2010.[3] A series of injuries prevented him from making a significant impression, and much of his cricket for Sussex came for the county's second team. He made his first-class debut in an ICC Intercontinental Cup for Ireland against Scotland in late 2013, taking four wickets in the first innings and two in the second during an innings victory for Ireland.[4] Early the following year, a few months after being released by Sussex, Young was contracted as an "A" category player for Ireland, the highest level of contract,[5] and he made his one-day debut for the side shortly thereafter, albeit not in a full international match.[2]

International career

Young made his One Day International debut for Ireland in September 2014, and became the ninth player to take five wickets on ODI debut.[6] That remains his best performance for Ireland in ODIs.[2] In Ireland's 2015 ICC Intercontinental Cup victory over the United Arab Emirates, Young recorded his best match figures in a first-class match, collecting four wickets in the first innings and three in the second, during a large victory for his side.[7]

In May 2018, Young was added to Ireland's Test squad for their match against Pakistan, but he was not selected to play.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Scotland tour of Ireland, 1st T20I: Ireland v Scotland at Bready, Jun 18, 2015". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Player profile: Craig Young". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ireland Under-19 star Craig Young gets Sussex deal". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Ireland v Scotland at Dublin, Sep 11–14, 2013". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Young, Thompson get Ireland 'A' contracts". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Bailey, Ryan (8 September 2014). "Young's debut five-for sets up victory". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Ireland v United Arab Emirates at Dublin, Jun 2–5, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Craig Young replaces Nathan Smith in Ireland squad for Pakistan Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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